Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: AIM : Alcoholism is a relevant problem in public health. Family intervention is a necessary condition for the complete recovery of the alcoholic and their partners. The family system is a more powerful force than the addiction itself and has great potential for overcoming or sustaining the alcoholism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the marriage status and the problem associated with alcohol dependence and abstinence. METHOD : A mail survey and/or a placement method survey of alcohol dependency were conducted in two prefectures. Subjects were ２９４ recovering alcoholic and they were members of “Danshu-kai” （Japan Sobriety Association）for total abstinence. The response rate was ５６．８％ （１５０males，１７females）. Survey contents were a marriage status, problem associated with alcohol dependence, and items related to continue abstinence. RESULTS : In the item of problem behavior（fight or a problems with police）by drinking（▯２＝３．９８，P＜ ０．０５） and belonging to the Danshu-kai and the other group（▯２＝４．００，P＜０．０５），there were many replies of unmarried people significantly compared with married people. CONCLUSION : The findings suggest that alcohol-dependent clients’ partner was repressing or adjusting the alcohol problems in the case of the married person, the unmarried person belonged also to the Danshukai and the other group as a device to continue abstinence.
Language: Japanese
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2976711090